Does your love life need a little lift? Head over to the Boyne resorts and catch a ride up to the top of the world. Well, maybe not to the top of the world, but at least as high up as you can get in these parts. From now until Oct. 3 at Boyne Highlands and until Oct. 18 at Boyne Mountain, friends and lovers alike can take the scenic chairlift ride up the ski hills to catch beautiful views of the changing foliage across the hills and valleys of the area, with glimpses of Little Traverse Bay as well.

Annual Nub's Nob open house is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Featured will be free chairlift rides, the Nub's barbecue, great deals on demo gear and equipment tune-ups and the Harbor Springs Ski Boosters ski swap. The office will be open to process season tickets at 10 percent off sale. For more information call 526-2131 or visit www.nubsnob.com .

Gary Curtis Sherman, 54, died Oct. 15, 2007, at home in Gaylord. A memorial for the public was held 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Boyne Highlands at the top of the Heather Express chairlift. Arrangements were handled by the Nelson Funeral Home in Gaylord. A complete obituary can be found in the Petoskey News-Review e-edition or in the print version of the paper.

HARBOR SPRINGS - A National Ski Patrol member at Nub's Nob died early Monday after she was critically injured in a skiing accident at the resort Sunday. In a news release issued Monday, Nub's Nob general manager Jim Bartlett said Mary Griffin, 48, of Traverse City was skiing at about 1 p.m. with fellow ski patrol member Hank Herlick when she struck a tree at the edge of the trail. The accident happened at the bottom of the Borderline Trial near the bottom of the black chairlift.

Arts Exhibit - The Jean Gumpper Woodcut Block Prints will be shown at the Crooked Tree Arts Center, 461 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey. The exhibit continues through Saturday, Sept. 13. Exhibit - Cassie Krause of East Jordan will be displaying her drawings and paintings at Jordan Valley District Library during August. Art show - Shadetree Studio in Petoskey will host "Two Muses. " The show features the paintings of former college instructor-turned-artist, S. Wolverine, and the works of his wife, professional photographer Trisha Bazemore.

In 1936, Warren Miller strapped on his first pair of skis. More than 70 years later, the 84-year-old filmmaker, author and illustrator is still drawn to the sport. He was in town for Boyne Mountain's 60th anniversary celebration over the weekend. In addition to being friends with founder Everett Kircher, Boyne Mountain was the site of filming for several of Miller's ski movies. "Probably from '54, I came every year when Stein (Eriksen, former head of ski schools) was here, several years when Othmar (Schneider, former head of ski schools following Eriksen)

Two people were treated for apparent minor injuries after a single chair carrying them fell from the Camelot lift, located in the beginner area at Boyne Highlands Resort, about 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, according to a media alert dated Monday, Feb. 27, on boyne.com . The chair was about 6 feet above the ground when it fell, according to the media alert. Boyne Highlands' ski patrol responded to the incident. The cause of the incident is unknown and a "thorough investigation is ongoing," the media alert states.

Two people were treated for apparent minor injuries after a single chair carrying them fell from the Camelot lift, located in the beginner area at Boyne Highlands Resort, about 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, according to a media alert dated Monday, Feb. 27, on boyne.com . The chair was about 6 feet above the ground when it fell, according to the media alert. Boyne Highlands' ski patrol responded to the incident. The cause of the incident is unknown and a "thorough investigation is ongoing," the media alert states.

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — All of that snow from the recent Northeast blizzard proved to be a blessing for at least one of the skiers who tumbled from a chair lift a Maine ski resort. Rebecca London, who was aboard the crippled lift, credited fresh, ungroomed snow for softening her landing Tuesday; the resort said it got 20 to 22 inches of snow a day earlier. “The snow was all soft,” said London, of Carrabassett Valley, whose goggles also protected her face when it hit the chair lift’s retaining bar during the 30-foot fall.

Does your love life need a little lift? Head over to the Boyne resorts and catch a ride up to the top of the world. Well, maybe not to the top of the world, but at least as high up as you can get in these parts. From now until Oct. 3 at Boyne Highlands and until Oct. 18 at Boyne Mountain, friends and lovers alike can take the scenic chairlift ride up the ski hills to catch beautiful views of the changing foliage across the hills and valleys of the area, with glimpses of Little Traverse Bay as well.

In 1936, Warren Miller strapped on his first pair of skis. More than 70 years later, the 84-year-old filmmaker, author and illustrator is still drawn to the sport. He was in town for Boyne Mountain's 60th anniversary celebration over the weekend. In addition to being friends with founder Everett Kircher, Boyne Mountain was the site of filming for several of Miller's ski movies. "Probably from '54, I came every year when Stein (Eriksen, former head of ski schools) was here, several years when Othmar (Schneider, former head of ski schools following Eriksen)

Annual Nub's Nob open house is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Featured will be free chairlift rides, the Nub's barbecue, great deals on demo gear and equipment tune-ups and the Harbor Springs Ski Boosters ski swap. The office will be open to process season tickets at 10 percent off sale. For more information call 526-2131 or visit www.nubsnob.com .

Gary Curtis Sherman, 54, died Oct. 15, 2007, at home in Gaylord. A memorial for the public was held 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Boyne Highlands at the top of the Heather Express chairlift. Arrangements were handled by the Nelson Funeral Home in Gaylord. A complete obituary can be found in the Petoskey News-Review e-edition or in the print version of the paper.

HARBOR SPRINGS - A National Ski Patrol member at Nub's Nob died early Monday after she was critically injured in a skiing accident at the resort Sunday. In a news release issued Monday, Nub's Nob general manager Jim Bartlett said Mary Griffin, 48, of Traverse City was skiing at about 1 p.m. with fellow ski patrol member Hank Herlick when she struck a tree at the edge of the trail. The accident happened at the bottom of the Borderline Trial near the bottom of the black chairlift.